diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index 4995c078cff98..3556637768fd5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -409,7 +409,19 @@ static bool rcu_is_gp_kthread_starving(unsigned long *jp)
 
 static bool rcu_is_rcuc_kthread_starving(struct rcu_data *rdp, unsigned long *jp)
 {
-	unsigned long j = jiffies - READ_ONCE(rdp->rcuc_activity);
+	int cpu;
+	struct task_struct *rcuc;
+	unsigned long j;
+
+	rcuc = rdp->rcu_cpu_kthread_task;
+	if (!rcuc)
+		return false;
+
+	cpu = task_cpu(rcuc);
+	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu) || idle_cpu(cpu))
+		return false;
+
+	j = jiffies - READ_ONCE(rdp->rcuc_activity);
 
 	if (jp)
 		*jp = j;
@@ -434,6 +446,9 @@ static void print_cpu_stall_info(int cpu)
 	struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data, cpu);
 	char *ticks_title;
 	unsigned long ticks_value;
+	bool rcuc_starved;
+	unsigned long j;
+	char buf[32];
 
 	/*
 	 * We could be printing a lot while holding a spinlock.  Avoid
@@ -451,7 +466,10 @@ static void print_cpu_stall_info(int cpu)
 	delta = rcu_seq_ctr(rdp->mynode->gp_seq - rdp->rcu_iw_gp_seq);
 	falsepositive = rcu_is_gp_kthread_starving(NULL) &&
 			rcu_dynticks_in_eqs(rcu_dynticks_snap(rdp));
-	pr_err("\t%d-%c%c%c%c: (%lu %s) idle=%03x/%ld/%#lx softirq=%u/%u fqs=%ld %s\n",
+	rcuc_starved = rcu_is_rcuc_kthread_starving(rdp, &j);
+	if (rcuc_starved)
+		sprintf(buf, " rcuc=%ld jiffies(starved)", j);
+	pr_err("\t%d-%c%c%c%c: (%lu %s) idle=%03x/%ld/%#lx softirq=%u/%u fqs=%ld%s%s\n",
 	       cpu,
 	       "O."[!!cpu_online(cpu)],
 	       "o."[!!(rdp->grpmask & rdp->mynode->qsmaskinit)],
@@ -464,32 +482,10 @@ static void print_cpu_stall_info(int cpu)
 	       rdp->dynticks_nesting, rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting,
 	       rdp->softirq_snap, kstat_softirqs_cpu(RCU_SOFTIRQ, cpu),
 	       data_race(rcu_state.n_force_qs) - rcu_state.n_force_qs_gpstart,
+	       rcuc_starved ? buf : "",
 	       falsepositive ? " (false positive?)" : "");
 }
 
-static void rcuc_kthread_dump(struct rcu_data *rdp)
-{
-	int cpu;
-	unsigned long j;
-	struct task_struct *rcuc;
-
-	rcuc = rdp->rcu_cpu_kthread_task;
-	if (!rcuc)
-		return;
-
-	cpu = task_cpu(rcuc);
-	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu) || idle_cpu(cpu))
-		return;
-
-	if (!rcu_is_rcuc_kthread_starving(rdp, &j))
-		return;
-
-	pr_err("%s kthread starved for %ld jiffies\n", rcuc->comm, j);
-	sched_show_task(rcuc);
-	if (!trigger_single_cpu_backtrace(cpu))
-		dump_cpu_task(cpu);
-}
-
 /* Complain about starvation of grace-period kthread.  */
 static void rcu_check_gp_kthread_starvation(void)
 {
@@ -662,9 +658,6 @@ static void print_cpu_stall(unsigned long gps)
 	rcu_check_gp_kthread_expired_fqs_timer();
 	rcu_check_gp_kthread_starvation();
 
-	if (!use_softirq)
-		rcuc_kthread_dump(rdp);
-
 	rcu_dump_cpu_stacks();
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(rnp, flags);